In 1500 B.C.E., the Greeks and Egyptians had a different variety of clothing styles. The Greeks and Egyptians have one thing in common, tradition. Both of the cultures have traditions, shoes, or the decorations they put on themselves to express their culture. In the civilizations, they wore traditional clothing for special events. Ancient Egypt was one of the most studied and best known of the early civilizations. The Greeks used different clothing material to design what they desire as well as the Egyptians. Greek and Egyptian clothing is different because of the gender, social status, and their traditions.
The ancient Egyptians were the first human society to have an identifiable sense of style in the clothing era. Egyptians use clothing …show more content…
The hieroglyphs would offer the best chance picture of clothing, making the colors brighter and fit more pleasing. The few physical remains of clothes that have been found are in fact heavier and clumsier in their construction than those depicted in the hieroglyphs. One of the facts about Egyptian clothing was that most of the lack of change seen in the clothing over many centuries is due to ruined archaeological finds. The clothing garments such as the schenti and the kalasiris were virtually unchanged. The kalasiris is the most important garment worn by women throughout the history of ancient Egypt. The kalasiris is a long linen dress. The major change with the kalasiris was the top of the dress which extended further up the women’s torso to cover their breast. The typical color of the kalasiris was white. Wealthy women wore kalasirises of finely woven fabric, some so thin that the dresses became transparent. When the weather grew cool they might throw a shawl over the top of their dresses. Poorer women wore a kalasiris made from heavier, and coarser fabric. “Linen was the most important fabric used in ancient Egypt” (Pendergast, 25). The ancient Egyptians used almost no other fabric to make their garments for thousands of years. Linen had many advantages for ancient Egyptians who lived in a hot, sunny climate. The schenti or kilt was …show more content…
The chlaina and diplax was worried about how the piece of cloth was used instead of the design on the cloth. The chlaina and diplax was mainly worn by the women of Greek. They were types of cloaks which were wrapped around the body for warmth and protection. The women in Greek wore the chlaina for work and diplax were sometimes designed with decorative geometric patterns around the border or dyed in bright colors. The chlamys was the most common cloak worn by young Greek man. Woven of coarse woolen cloth, the chlamys offered the wearer warmth and protection from the weather. The Doric chiton was one of the most common garments worn by both sex. However, warriors in ancient Greece developed many “methods of protecting themselves in battle, soldiers wore suits made of bronze plates held together with leather straps,” (Pendergast, 131). The armor protected the body from the neck to upper thighs, in addition soldiers strapped bronze plates over their shins for leg protection. The Greeks had plenty of garments to protect and keep them warm and be
The ancient Egyptians were the first human society to have an identifiable sense of style in the clothing era. Egyptians use clothing …show more content…
The hieroglyphs would offer the best chance picture of clothing, making the colors brighter and fit more pleasing. The few physical remains of clothes that have been found are in fact heavier and clumsier in their construction than those depicted in the hieroglyphs. One of the facts about Egyptian clothing was that most of the lack of change seen in the clothing over many centuries is due to ruined archaeological finds. The clothing garments such as the schenti and the kalasiris were virtually unchanged. The kalasiris is the most important garment worn by women throughout the history of ancient Egypt. The kalasiris is a long linen dress. The major change with the kalasiris was the top of the dress which extended further up the women’s torso to cover their breast. The typical color of the kalasiris was white. Wealthy women wore kalasirises of finely woven fabric, some so thin that the dresses became transparent. When the weather grew cool they might throw a shawl over the top of their dresses. Poorer women wore a kalasiris made from heavier, and coarser fabric. “Linen was the most important fabric used in ancient Egypt” (Pendergast, 25). The ancient Egyptians used almost no other fabric to make their garments for thousands of years. Linen had many advantages for ancient Egyptians who lived in a hot, sunny climate. The schenti or kilt was …show more content…
The chlaina and diplax was worried about how the piece of cloth was used instead of the design on the cloth. The chlaina and diplax was mainly worn by the women of Greek. They were types of cloaks which were wrapped around the body for warmth and protection. The women in Greek wore the chlaina for work and diplax were sometimes designed with decorative geometric patterns around the border or dyed in bright colors. The chlamys was the most common cloak worn by young Greek man. Woven of coarse woolen cloth, the chlamys offered the wearer warmth and protection from the weather. The Doric chiton was one of the most common garments worn by both sex. However, warriors in ancient Greece developed many “methods of protecting themselves in battle, soldiers wore suits made of bronze plates held together with leather straps,” (Pendergast, 131). The armor protected the body from the neck to upper thighs, in addition soldiers strapped bronze plates over their shins for leg protection. The Greeks had plenty of garments to protect and keep them warm and be